Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's trip to the U.S. reinforced the Japan-U.S. partnership through diplomacy, defense coordination and economic investment amid heightened global tensions. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/editorials/2026/03/20/takaichi-outperforms-again/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #editorials #sanaetakaichi #usjapanrelations #us #donaldtrump #china #xijinping #iran #straitofhormuz #sdf #defense #japaneseeconomy #useconomy